Henry Barbour's powerful, succinct tweets on MS flag

The American flag and Mississippi state flag fly outside the Forrest County Courthouse in Hattiesburg.(Photo: Rogelio V. Solis/AP)

Henry Barbour, a state and national Republican leader, took to Twitter Monday night to express his thoughts on the shooting tragedy in South Carolina and the Confederate symbol on the Mississippi flag.

The tweets by the nephew of former Gov. Haley Barbour came after House Speaker Philip Gunn became the first GOP leader in Mississippi to call for a change in the flag.

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